Yeovil Town's Interim Chairman, Stuart Robins, says the Club needs to find a new owner to provide financial stability over the longer term. Six people, including two from Chard, have been jailed for their involvement in a drugs supply network. Final preparations are being made for this weekend’s Ilminster 10k race...and more
Days after Martin Hellier resigned as Chairman of Yeovil Town, Interim Chairman Stuart Robins says Mr Hellier will continue to invest in the club for now. Martin Hellier stepped down earlier this week, blaming online abuse from Yeovil fans for his decision. Stuart Robins says Mr Hellier’s financial backing is critical to keeping the club afloat, although a new owner is needed to provide financial stability over the longer term.
Six people, including two from Chard, have been jailed for their involvement in a drugs supply network. Taunton Crown Court was told Police had seized cocaine worth £2.4 million from their various addresses. Those sentenced included Devon Feltham, aged 32, of Birch Grove, in Chard, who was jailed for 12 years and Courtney Feltham, aged 24, also of Birch Grove, was jailed for 10 years. Both men had admitted charges of conspiracy to supply cocaine. The four others had addresses in Norton Fitzwarren and Weston-super-Mare.
Final preparations are being made for this weekend’s Ilminster 10k race. The mixed on-road and off-road run starts from the Archie Gooch Pavilion at 10 am on Sunday. Profits from the race will be shared between the Minster Milers Running Club and the Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard.
Chard Tennis Club's A team has won the Yeovil and District Winter League's Division One title. They secured the top spot with a match to spare, winning 10 out of 12 matches. The club is holding an open day with a day of free tennis for new members to join on Saturday, May 10th.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more
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